Songs of Enchantment

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The second book in the trilogy which began with the Booker prize-winning The Famished Road.’A love story and an account of the conflict between the parties of the Rich and Poor… Okri’s voice is all his own’ IndependentHaving outwitted death, Azaro, the spirit child, remains in the land of the Living. Oppression and violence continue to plague the city, and while political factions battle, bar owner Madame Koto backs the ‘Party of the Rich’ with magical, bewitching force. But for Azaro, his adventure is tied up with his parents, and so his story takes on yet another heroic adventure to save them both from the forces of the world. ‘Ben Okri writes beautifully…a triumph of inspiration over the everyday’ The Times

Additional information

Weight 0.213 kg
Dimensions 1.8 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Language

Pages

304

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Year Published

1994-2-17

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0099218712

About The Author

Ben Okri has published 8 novels, including The Famished Road, as well as collections of poetry, short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been awarded the OBE as well as numerous international prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction and the Chianti Rufino-Antico Fattore. He is a Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN and was presented with a Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. He was born in Nigeria and lives in London.

Triumphant…a joyful and entertaining read

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Passages of extraordinary beauty… Okri paints a convincing surrealist picture

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